Total Crime Rate

91.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 91.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.4 1/10
  • Public order 1.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

London Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bocking South , and the 94th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (CM7 2AS) in the last 12 months was 91.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% lower than the Bocking South average (115.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (CM7 2AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cloughton Avenue, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near London Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tortoiseshell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moody Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moody Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cloughton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cloughton Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moody Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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